Wind WAVES TDS: Interplanetary and Interstellar Dust Impact Data

Time-domain sampler data from the Wind spacecraft's WAVES instrument, detecting interplanetary and interstellar dust impacts. The dataset is produced by NASA and is referenced in peer-reviewed publications from 1995, 2014, and 2016. The last metadata update was recorded on 2026-03-13.

Use Cases

• Analyze dust impact rates and characteristics based on electric field measurements.
• Study the interaction of dust with the solar wind plasma environment.
• Correlate dust detection events with other space weather observations.
• Validate and extend models of interplanetary and interstellar dust populations.

Strengths

• Data is directly referenced in multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications.
• Produced by NASA, indicating an authoritative source for space science data.
• Metadata indicates a specific last update date of 2026-03-13.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data volume are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Collected by the WAVES (Radio and Plasma Wave Investigation) instrument on the Wind spacecraft.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:45:49.773864; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Interplanetary and interstellar space.